Sascha Scatter provides us with an account of his trainhopping trip to Mexico and what he encounters there. This isn't just another tale of glamorizing train hopping as much as it's an account of Sascha learning about how things are different on "el otro lado" (the other side). Mexican citizens intending to cross the border refer to the US as "el otro lado" instead of simply as the US. He meets people, has some adventures, and learns about important cultural differences.